Cigarette extinguisher



Feb. 19, 1952 HORLICK 2,586,466

CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Filed Dec. 15, 1945 IN VEN TOR.

Max Har/z'ck 147' TOR/V5 Y Patented Feb. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE ClGARETTE EXTINGUI'SHER.

' Max Horlick, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application December 15, 1945, Serial No. 635,209-

as to require selling the article at a price prohibitive to general acceptance, and it is the purpose of this invention to eliminate this costly mold expense.

Still further it is proposed to arrange in combination with a small molded plastic, china or the like receptacle a tube having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of a cigarette, and having a closed bottom against which the lit end of a cigar or cigarette is adapted to be pressed after being inserted into the tube for the purpose of extinguishing the same.

Still another object of the invention proposes the provision of a tube having a band having an open side mounted therein and provided with means extended to the exterior thereof whereby the band may be contracted about the lit end of a cigarette in a manner to facilitate the snufling process.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ash receptacle provided with a cigarette extinguisher in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial horizontal sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The cigarette extinguisher, according to the present invention, is illustrated as being formed integrally with an ash receiving receptacle 30 and includes a centrally located upwardly extending tube 3!. The tube 3| is adapted to receive the lit end of a cigarette inserted therein to have its lit end snuffed out against the base wall of the tube 3|.

The inside of the tube 3| is provided with an 3 Claims. (01. 131-256) auxiliarymeans for assisting the snumng out process. This means comprises a band 32 which is mounted within a groove 33 formed on the inside of the tube 3| adjacent the bottom wall thereof. The band 32 is of a length slightly less than the circumference of the groove 33. One end of the band 32 is securely mounted in position within the groove 33 by means of a pin 34. The opposite end of the band 32 carries a pin 35 which extends through an elongated slot 36 formed in the side of the tube 3|. The pin '35 is formed with a head 39 upon its end extended through the slot 36 by which the pin may be gripped for contracting the band 32 about the lit end of a cigarette to insure its being snuffed out.

The extinguisher is illustrated as being proportioned to be used to extinguish cigarettes, but it is appreciated that the same could be proportioned to extinguish the lit ends of cigars without departing from the scope and intent of the present invention.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A cigarette extinguisher comprising a tube having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of a cigarette, and having a closed bottom for smokelessly snuffing out a lighted cigarette placed burning end into it, and means within said tube for assisting in extinguishing the lit end of a cigarette, comprising a band extended within a groove formed in said tube adjacent its closed bottom, means attaching one end of said band to said tube, and means attached to the other end of said band for facilitating contracting said band about a cigarette.

2. An extinguisher for cigarettes, comprising a tube having one end open and one end closed and an internal diameter slightly greater than the external diameter of a cigarette so that the lit end of a cigarette can be inserted into the open end of said tube tobe pressed against the closed end thereof for snufiing the lit end, the interior wall of said tube closely adjacent the closed end thereof having a circular groove, a flexible band disposed in said groove and being of a length slightly less than the circumference of said circular groove, a pin securing one end of said band in position within said groove, and means secured to the other end of said band and operative from outside of said tube for drawing said band tight about the lit end of an inserted cigarette for aiding in snuffing that lit end.

3. An extinguisher for cigarettes, comprising a tube having one end open and one end closed and an internal diameter slightly greater than the external diameter of a cigar or cigarette so that the lit end of a cigarette can be inserted into the open end of said tube to be pressed against the closed end thereof for snuifing the lit end, the interior wall of said tube closely adjacent the closed end thereof having a circular groove, a flexible band disposed in said groove and being of a length slightly less than the circumference of said circular groove, a pin securing one end of said band in position within said groove, and means secured to the other end of said band and operative from outside of said tube for drawing said band tight about the lit end of an inserted cigarette for aiding in snuifing that lit end, said means comprising a pin extended radially outward from that other end of said band, said tube being formed with a slot through which the free end of said second pin slidably projects, and a head formed on the outer end of said pin to be manually gripped for drawing said band tight about the inserted end of the cigarette.

MAX HORLICK.

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